Afamasaga Rico Tupai

Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupa'i (born ~1969)[1] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i
Tupa'i in 2018
Minister of Communication and Information Technology
Assumed office
18 March 2016
Prime MinisterTuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Preceded byTuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for A'ana Alofi No.3
Assumed office
4 March 2016
Preceded byToeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Tupa'i previously worked in the media, including media agency Skylite, the Samoan Department of Broadcasting, and as one of the founders of Fiji's Mai TV.[2] He has also worked for Digicel Pacific[2] and the National University of Samoa.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2016 Samoan general election, and appointed Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[4][5]

References

  1. Sarafina Sanerivi (19 March 2016). "Afamasaga's wonderful surprise". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Afamasaga Lepuia'i Rico Tupai". Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Hon. Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupai". Government of Samoa. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Many New Faces in Samoa Cabinet". Talanei. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "Former Samoa deputy PM left out of cabinet". RNZ. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.


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